Nicht hilfreich ist dabei, dass die Modemacher selbst bisweilen nicht an einer analytischen Betrachtung ihres Handwerks bzw. ihrer Kunst interessiert sind.
Der Journalist Colin McDowell, Senior Fashion Writer in der Style Sektion der britischen Sunday Times sagte dazu in einem Interview:
“After my 30 years in fashion, I’ve still not met an intellectual designer. They don’t exist.
In fact, after years of writing I’ve probably only met about five intellectuals in total, people who are actually able to separate their thought process from their emotions.
There are still far too many people in fashion who think a serious read is the October issue of American Vogue.”